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Patented Mar. 3, 1885.

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NITED STATES ATENT Orrice.

NICHOLAS STYNE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 313,249, dated March 3,1885.

Application filed September 27, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, N IOHOLAS STYNE, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kingsand State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement inFaucets, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of one of my improved faucets.Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view of the same, taken through the line w m,Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of a part of the same, takenthrough the line 3/ 3 Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a part ofthe same.

The object of this invention is to promote convenience and reliabilityin the use of faucets, and also to facilitate the taking apart of saidfaucets for repacking and other repairs.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, aswill be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

A is the body or stock of the faucet, which is cylindrical in form, andis provided with an inlet-tube, B, and a discharge-nozzle, 0.

Upon the upper end of the stock A is screwed a cap, D, which has anopening through its center for the passage of the tubular valve-stem Eand a tubular flange, F, upon its upper side. The tubular valve-stem Eis open at both ends, and has a hollow knob, G, formed upon or attachedto its upper end, to form an air-chamber to form an air-cushion for thewater, and thus lessen the jar when the valve is closed and the outflowof the water is stopped.

Upon the lower side of the hollow knobG is formed a tubular flange, H,fitting into and sliding in the tubular flange F. The flanges F H forman annular chamber around the upper part of the valve-stem E to receivethe spiral spring I, by which the valve is held closed. The upper end ofthe spring I rests against the lower side of the knob G, and its lowerend rests upon an annular packing, J, placed upon the cap D around thevalve-stem E, and which is held to its seat by the said spring I,and,when the valve is opened, by the lower edge of the tubular flange H,to prevent any water from escaping through the cap D around the stem E.The escape of water is further guarded againstby the packing K, whichcovers the lower side of the cap D, and the outer edge of which isclamped between the said cap and the upper edge of the stock A.

\Vithin the stock A is placed a hollow cylinder, L, of a less diameterthan the said stock, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and which has a numberof apertures, M, formed through 1ts lower part for the free passage ofthe water. The hollow cylinder L is centered at its closed upper end byan annular flange, N, the outer edge of which rests against the innersurface of the stock A. The lower part of the cylinder L is centered bythe flange O,forn1ed around it, and which has its lower side beveled torest and fit upon the beveled upper side of the annular flange P, formedupon the inner surface of the lower part of the stock A. The closedupper end of the cylinder L is perforated for the passage of thevalve-stem E, andrests against the packing K upon the lower side of thecap D, so that the flange 0 will be forced down upon the flange P toform a close and wa ter tight joint by screwing down the sald cap D.

Upon the inner surface of the lower part of the hollow cylinder L isformed an annular flange, Q, the lower side of which is beveled, andwhich forms the valve-seat. The valve is formed of a nut, It, screwedupon the lower end of the hollow valve-stem E, and which supports apacking, S,which rests against the valve-seat Q when the valve isclosed.

The packing S is held down upon the nutR by the annular flange T, formedupon the lower end of the tube U, placed upon the ,lower part of thevalve-stem E, and theupper end of which rests against the shoulder V,formed upon the said valve'stem E, and is pressed against the saidshoulder by screwing up the nut R.

Upon the upper end of thetubeUis formed a cupflange,\V,which, as thevalve is closing,

rises around the thickened lower'end of the tube X, formed upon theinner edge of the top of the cylinder L, and forces the water within thesaid cup-flange WV out through the narrow space between the saidcup-flange W and the end of the tube X, thus forming a water-cushion toprevent the valve from closing too quickly. The upper part of the tube Xhas small holes Y formed through it, to allow any water that may beforced in between the said tube X and the valve-stem E to escape,

To the side of the tubular flange H is attached a pin, Z, which entersavertieal slot, (1, in the side of the tubular flange F, as shown indotted lines in Fig. 1, and moves down and up through the said slot asthe valveis opened and closed, so as to prevent the valve-stein andvalve from turning, and thus prevent the packing S from being worn orpushed out of' place by friction.

In the side of the tubular flange F opposite the slot a is formed aslot, 1), having a recess, 0, at one side of its lower end, so that byturning the valve-stem through half a revolution the pin Z will enterthe slot 1), and the valve will be prevented from turning while beingopened and closed. \Vith this construction, when the pin Z is in theslot b and the valve is opened, the valve can be slightly turned tobring the said pin Z into the recess 0, and the valve will be lockedopen. When the pin Z. is in the slot at, the valve will be closedautomatically as soon as the downward pressure upon the knob G isremoved.

To the lower end of the cylinder L is attached a cup, (I, made ofwire'gauze or finelyperforated sheet metal, to serve as a filter toprevent filings, grit, and other substances from coming in contact withand injuring the packing S and valve-seat Q.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent In a faucet, the combination, with the stock A, thecap D, the hollow valve stem E, having shoulder V, and the valve R S, ofthe apertured hollow cylinder L, provided with the perforated tube X,having thickened lower end, and the tube U, having an annular flange,'I', at its lower end and a cup-flange, \V, at its upper end,substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the valve-packingwill be held in place and the valve made to close slowly, as set forth.

NiouoLAs STYNE.

\Vitnesses:

JAMES T. GRAHAM, O. SEDew o/K,

